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Berger: West's comment must have fueled Kobe's fire (sportsline.com)

So what motivated Kobe Bryant to score 40 points in the Lakers' victory against the Nuggets in Game 1 of the West finals? The quest to win another title? Ken Berger says it might have had more to do with the guy who drafted him, Jerry West, saying LeBron James has surpassed him as the NBA's best player.